In this report we descriptionbe a radionuclide procedure designed to evaluate the migration of a particulate radioactive tracer from the vagina to the peritoneal cavity and ovaries, as well as the determination of the patency of the pathways between these two extremes of the female reproductive system.

After ingestion of 14C-CH3 H4PteGlu by folate-deficient and folate-saturated subjects, and 14C-CH3H4PteGlu as well as 3H-PteGlu by a normal control subject, the dialysis-resistant (bound) plasma radiofolate fraction appeared increased in folate saturation and decreased in folate deficiency (compared with normal folate status).

The clinical and laboratory features of a case of myositis ossificans progressiva are descriptionbed, and the recent literature concerning the pathogenesis and treatment of the condition is briefly reviewed.